Telenet, a privately owned company headquartered in Belgium, is a subsidiary of Liberty Global and a tier 1 media tech buyer, with Eltrona as a subsidiary. Founded in 1996, it has an estimated 3,920 employees and reported $3.1B in revenue as of 2024. The company specializes in telecoms, functioning as a service provider for media, telecommunications, and entertainment.

2024 Revenue

Founded

1996

Headcount

4,267

Headquarters

Belgium

Primary Segment

Telecoms

Ownership

Privately Owned

News Summary:

On September 15, 2026, Liberty Global named additional management team members for its new Ziggo Group, the holding company combining Dutch operator VodafoneZiggo and Belgium's Telenet, appointing Sanchia Templar as transformation director, who previously worked on the integration of BT and EE. This announcement followed Ziggo Group's establishment as Liberty Global's Benelux connectivity company, which also revealed its leadership team as it began operations and prepared for an intended listing on Euronext Amsterdam in mid-2027. Stephen van Rooyen will lead Ziggo Group and continue as CEO of VodafoneZiggo, while John Porter remains CEO of Telenet and Chairman of Wyre, with the individual leadership teams of Telenet and VodafoneZiggo retaining responsibility for their markets. Previously, on August 19, 2026, Telenet sold The Park, a virtual reality entertainment operator, back to a holding company controlled by its founder, Philippe De Schutter, who returns as its owner and leader.

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Telenet offers 7 products in the media and telecoms services industry. Telenet's product portfolio comprises of telecoms, media and TV services and consumer electronics.
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Telenet's revenues were over $1B in 2024. Caretta Research has split Telenet's revenue into 6 different product categories, the largest of which is mobile services. For full access to Telenet's revenue breakdown subscribe to Caretta Portal.
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Examples of Telenet's suppliers include Google, Vistance Networks and Netcracker Technology.

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Telenet currently holds 30 broadcasting rights for sports competitions including golf, soccer | association football, cyclo-cross, tennis, field hockey, rugby union, padel and pickleball and motorsports.

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